Actualités PICUM

With the slogan “Words Matter!” PICUM today launches its leaflet on accurate terminology when referring to undocumented migrants including reasons why not to use ‘illegal migrant’ and instead the recognised ‘undocumented’ or ‘irregular’ migrant as well as providing a lexicon with translations of the latter terms in all EU languages.

A side event on human rights at international borders during the 26th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on 20 June 2014 will look to the human rights frameworks for solutions to contemporary dilemmas of border governance.

Terre Des Hommes, the International Detention Coalition (IDC), the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM), and the Global Campaign to End Immigration Detention of Children jointly organise a side event on ending child immigration detention in Geneva, Switzerland on 19 June 2014.

On the occasion of International Day of Domestic Workers, the European Network of Migrant Women (ENoMW), jointly with PICUM and other organisations, draws the attention of the European Union institutions and all national and European stakeholders to the situation and treatment of domestic workers within the European Union member states, as well as to their contribution to European society.

As the European Union is developing its strategic guidelines on the future of Justice and Home Affairs policies, 38 leading organisations in the fields of human rights, health, education and social inclusion, including the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF, OHCHR and the European Network for Ombudspersons, are calling on the European Council to use the opportunity to advance on its achievements and commitments to every child, including migrant children in vulnerable situations, by making children’s rights a strategic and actionable priority for Home Affairs policy in the coming years.

PICUM’s Director, Michele LeVoy, will be the chair of the Civil Society Days of this year’s Global Forum on Migration and Development. The Civil Society Days will take place from 12-13 May in Stockholm, Sweden, prior to the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD).

On the occasion of International Labour Day, The Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) calls attention to persisting labour exploitation of undocumented migrant workers and urges governments to implement tools ensuring labour rights protection for all migrant workers, regardless of residence status.

A group of environmental, social and equality NGOs and trade unions, including the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM), launched its new Alliance for a Democratic, Social and Sustainable European Semester on 7 April 2014.

On the occasion of World Health Day, PICUM highlighted the essential role that local and regional authorities and non-governmental service providers play in ensuring that all people can realise their right to health, regardless of residence status.

EU networks and Greek NGOs released their joint “Recommendations to the European Union to Urgently Address Criminalisation and Violence Against Migrants in Greece” on 20 March 2014. The recommendations urge the EU to improve implementation of EU law, including human rights, in Greece.

PICUM, together with other migrants’ rights and children’s rights organisations, wrote a letter to the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, on 18 February 2014 urging for a more coherent and rights-based policy approach towards migrant children.

The Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) and Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE) commend the European Parliament for passing the resolution on undocumented migrant women in the European Union.

PICUM invites you to a pre-election dialogue with MEPs from different political groups organised by CRAG to discuss the Child Rights Manifesto at the European Parliament in Brussels on 11 February 2014 from 15:00-17:00, hosted by Green MEP, Jean Lambert.

On the occasion of International Migrants Day, the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) urges the EU and its member states to end criminalisation of undocumented migrants to ensure equal access to human rights and to basic services.